Olympic Hopeful: Olivia Giaccio
01/14/2026 10:17AM ● By Sophie Dingle
Photo courtesy of Olivia Giaccio.
In 2022, Olivia Giaccio was asked in a Steamboat Magazine interview what her proudest moment in her sport was so far. Her answer was that in 2019, she became the first girl to attempt a cork 10 in competition. “But I didn’t land it,” she told the magazine. “One of my goals for this upcoming year is to stomp that trick in competition!”
Fast forward to now: When asked the same question in an interview in September 2025, her answer was winning a World Cup in Deer Valley, Utah, with a cork 10. It was the first time in the world that a woman won a World Cup with a cork 10. Obviously, this time she landed it. “Something that drives me is propelling real change forward in my sport,” Olivia says. “Changing the landscape of the women’s side of moguls skiing."
The trailblazing athlete trained with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club for two seasons (2015-16 and 2017-18). She attributes her time in Steamboat as a great fit for her career at the time. “Steamboat really welcomed me in and that was very meaningful to me,” she says. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without the support of SSWSC and the town as a whole."
This is where she is today: training for the 2026 Olympic Games in a discipline that is a notoriously difficult team to make. “It’s a little daunting, but it’s also really inspiring,” she says.
While she already has one Olympics under her belt (finishing sixth in women’s moguls in 2022’s Winter Olympics in Beijing), her first experience was heavily impacted by Covid. “I didn’t have any family or friends there,” Olivia says. “I saw my family before I left the U.S., but only from five feet away and with masks on.” Prior to arriving in Beijing, she had to quarantine for two weeks, alone in a Park City apartment. “I wasn’t able to have the village that got me there with me,” she says.
This time though, things will be different. With her sights set on Italy in February, Olivia is taking things day by day. “When I enjoy the experience as much as I can and take it day by day and try my best, that’s how I know that I’ve succeeded,” she says.
In 2022, Olivia Giaccio was asked in a Steamboat Magazine interview what her proudest moment in her sport was so far. Her answer was that in 2019, she became the first girl to attempt a cork 10 in competition. “But I didn’t land it,” she told the magazine. “One of my goals for this upcoming year is to stomp that trick in competition!”
Fast forward to now: When asked the same question in an interview in September 2025, her answer was winning a World Cup in Deer Valley, Utah, with a cork 10. It was the first time in the world that a woman won a World Cup with a cork 10. Obviously, this time she landed it. “Something that drives me is propelling real change forward in my sport,” Olivia says. “Changing the landscape of the women’s side of moguls skiing."
The trailblazing athlete trained with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club for two seasons (2015-16 and 2017-18). She attributes her time in Steamboat as a great fit for her career at the time. “Steamboat really welcomed me in and that was very meaningful to me,” she says. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without the support of SSWSC and the town as a whole."
This is where she is today: training for the 2026 Olympic Games in a discipline that is a notoriously difficult team to make. “It’s a little daunting, but it’s also really inspiring,” she says.
While she already has one Olympics under her belt (finishing sixth in women’s moguls in 2022’s Winter Olympics in Beijing), her first experience was heavily impacted by Covid. “I didn’t have any family or friends there,” Olivia says. “I saw my family before I left the U.S., but only from five feet away and with masks on.” Prior to arriving in Beijing, she had to quarantine for two weeks, alone in a Park City apartment. “I wasn’t able to have the village that got me there with me,” she says.
This time though, things will be different. With her sights set on Italy in February, Olivia is taking things day by day. “When I enjoy the experience as much as I can and take it day by day and try my best, that’s how I know that I’ve succeeded,” she says.